L3.10: Vocabulary & Signs#

Verbs#

Verbs

Dur., Pret. Root

Translation

kanāku (a-u)

ikannak, iknuk, *knk

to seal

gamālu (i)

igammil, igmil, *gml

to do a favour; to be kind to, spare

šanānu (a-u)

išannan, išnun, *šnn

to equal, rival

šapāru (a-u)

išappar, išpur, *špr

to send; send (a message), write (to)

šaqālu (a-u)

išaqqal, išqul, *šql

to weigh, pay; balance, suspend

šaṭāru (a-u)

išaṭṭar, išṭur, *šṭr

to write (down)

ṭarādu (a-u)

iṭarrad, iṭrud, *ṭrd

to send off, despatch; send away

zakārum (a-u)

izakkar, izkur, *zkr

to speak, say; name; talk; swear

Nouns#

Nouns

Status Constructus

Translation

epinnum masc. and fem.

epin

(seed) plough

eṣemtum fem. eṣmētum plu.

eṣemti, eṣimtašu

bone

gerrum masc. and fem.

gerri, gerrašu

way; caravan; (military) campaign

gimillum

gimil, gimillašu

requital, favour

kirûm, kiriātum plu.fem.

kiri, kirūšu

garden, (fruit) plantation, orchard

kussûm fem. and occas. masc

kussi

chair, stool, throne

lētum, lētān

lēt, lēssu

cheek; side

muškēnum

muškēn

dependant, bondsman of the palace; poor man

mūšum, mūšū plu.

night

narûm

stele

rittum

rittu, rittašu

hand

sinništum

sinništi, sinništašu

woman

ṣērum

back, upperside; steppe, open country

šiqil

šiqil

shekel

šiprum

šipir

sending, mission; work

tamkārum

tamkār

merchant, businessman

ṭēmum

tēm

(fore)thought, plan(ning); understanding; instruction

ugārum

ugār

(communally controlled) meadow

Adjectives#

Adjectives

Translation

rīmum, fem. rīmtum

geliebt

šūturum, fem. šūturtum

very great, supreme

nakru, fem. nakratu

strange, foreign

Prepositions#

Prepostitions

Translation

adi

until, as far as

Others#

Prepostitions

Translation

inanna

now

lā

not, no; without, un-

ul

not, to negate main clause

Signs#

Sign

Sign’s Nmae

Phonetic Value

Logogram

𒋗

ŠU₂

šu

ŠU = qātu “hand”. With the dual sign 􀁠 = qātāII oder qātuII

𒄥

GUR

gur

𒋛

SI

si, se

SI = qarnum “horn”

𒊒

RU

ru

𒌒

UB

ub, up

𒊓

SA

sa

𒌝

UM

um

𒀜

SU

ad, at, aṭ

𒀊

AB

ab, ap

𒍢

ZE₂

ṣi, ṣe, zi₂, ze₂,

𒈗

LUGAL

LUGAL = šarru “king”

𒊍

AZ

as, aṣ, az

Compound sings#

Sign

Transliteration

Normalization

Translation

𒄑𒀳

ĝešAPIN

epinnu

plough

𒄑𒊬

ĝešKIRI₆

kirûm

garden

𒈦𒂗𒆕

MAŠ.EN.GAG

muškênum

dependant, bondsman of the palace; poor man

𒈾𒆕𒀀

NA.DU₃.A

narû

stele

𒀭𒂗𒍪

dEN.ZU

dSîn

moon god

𒀭𒌍

dXXX or d30

dSîn

moon god

𒊩

MUNUS

sinništum

woman

𒁮𒃼

DAM.GAR₃

tamkāru

merchant

𒀀𒃼

A.GAR₃

ugārum

𒀊

AB

ab, ap

𒂆

GIN₂

GIN₂ = šiqlu “shekel”